Abafilisiti bateranira intambara
Abafilisiti barateranya, maze Data wa twese ntiyasubiza Sawuli, haba mu nzozi, muri Urimu, cyangwa binyuze ku muhanuzi. Nuko umwami wari warabujije abaterekēra abazimu ariyoberanya ajya ku wo muri bo w'i Endori. Samweli arazamuka, amubwira ko ubwami ari ubwa Dawidi, no ko ejo we n'abahungu be bazaba kumwe na we.
28 1Muri iyo minsi Abafilisiti bakoranyiriza hamwe ingabo zabo ngo bajye ku rugamba, barwanye n'Abisiraheli. Akishi abwira Dawidi ati: “Urabizi neza ko wowe n'ingabo zawe muzajyana nanjye ku rugamba.”
2Dawidi asubiza Akishi ati: “Nuko rero uzamenya icyo umugaragu wawe ashoboye gukora.” Akishi aramusubiza ati: “Byiza cyane, nzakugira umurinzi wanjye iteka ryose.”
3Samweli yari yarapfuye; Abisiraheli bose baramuririra bamushyingura i Rama, umujyi we. Sawuli yari yatsembye mu gihugu abaterekēra abazimu n'abapfumu.
4Abafilisiti barakorana, baraza bakambika i Shunemu; naho Sawuli akoranya Abisiraheli bose, bakambika i Gilibowa. 5Sawuli abonye ingabo z'Abafilisiti, aragira ubwoba, umutima we urahindagara cyane. 6Sawuli abaza Data wa twese, ariko Data wa twese ntiyamusubiza, haba mu nzozi cyangwa muri Urimu cyangwa binyuze ku bahanuzi.
7Sawuli abwira abagaragu be ati: “Munshakire umugore uterekēra abazimu, ngo njye kumubaza.” Baramusubiza bati: “Dore hari umwe i Endori.”
8Sawuli ariyoberanya, yambara indi myenda, agenda n'abagabo babiri bagera kuri wa mugore nijoro, aravuga ati: “Nterekerere, uzamure uwo nzakubwira izina.”
9Wa mugore aravuga ati: “Uzi ibyo Sawuli yakoze, uko yaciye mu gihugu abaterekēra abazimu n'abashitsi. None se ni kuki ushaka gutega ubugingo bwanjye umutego ngo unyice?”
10Sawuli aramurahira ku izina rya Data wa twese ati: “Ndahiye Data wa twese, nta cyaha kizakugeraho kubera iki kintu.”
11Wa mugore aramubaza ati: “Nguzamurire nde?” Aramusubiza ati: “Unzamurire Samweli.”
12Wa mugore abonye Samweli, atera hejuru ararangurura ijwi, abwira Sawuli ati: “Kuki wambeshye? Wowe uri Sawuli!”
13Umwami aramubwira ati: “Ntugire ubwoba. Ni iki ubona?” Wa mugore asubiza Sawuli ati: “Mbona uw'Imana azamuka avuye mu butaka.”
14Aramubaza ati: “Asa ate?” Aramusubiza ati: “Ni umusaza uzamuka, yifubitse umwitero.” Sawuli amenya ko ari Samweli, apfukama yubamye aryamye hasi.
15Samweli abwira Sawuli ati: “Kuki wantera ikibazo, ukanzamura?” Sawuli aramusubiza ati: “Ndi mu kaga gakomeye. Abafilisiti bararwana nanjye, kandi Data wa twese yarantereranye, ntiyongera kunsubiza binyuze ku bahanuzi cyangwa mu nzozi. Ni cyo gituma naguhamagaye, ngo mmenye icyo nakora.”
16Samweli aravuga ati: “Kuki umbaza, kandi Data wa twese yarakuretse akaba umwanzi wawe? a a v16 Data wa twese yari ataretse gukunda Sawuli; aya ni amagambo y'urubanza ku mwami wari waramaze igihe kirekire amwanga, ni agahinda k'urukundo rwanzwe, atari uko umutima wa Data wari washizemo urukundo. 17Data wa twese yakoze nk'uko yabivuze binyuze kuri njye, akura ubwami mu kuboko kwawe akamuha mugenzi wawe, ari we Dawidi. 18Kuko utumviye ijwi rya Data wa twese ngo usohoze uburakari bwe bwaka ku Bamaleki, ni cyo gituma akugiriye ibi uyu munsi. 19Data wa twese azaguha mu maboko y'Abafilisiti, wowe n'Abisiraheli; ejo wowe n'abahungu bawe muzaba kumwe nanjye, kandi Data wa twese azaha ingabo z'Abisiraheli Abafilisiti.”
20Ako kanya Sawuli agwa hasi uburebure bwe bwose, ashya ubwoba cyane n'amagambo ya Samweli. Nta mbaraga yari afite, kuko atari yariye ku byokurya umunsi wose n'ijoro ryose.
21Wa mugore aza kuri Sawuli, abona ko yari ahagaritse umutima, aramubwira ati: “Dore umugaragukazi wawe yakumviye. Nahaye ubugingo bwanjye icyago, nkora icyo wambwiye. 22None rero, ndakwinginze, nawe wumve umugaragukazi wawe. Reka nguhe igice cy'umugati; urye, maze ubone imbaraga zo kugenda urugendo.”
23Yarabyanze ati: “Sinzarya.” Ariko abagaragu be na wa mugore baramwinginga, kugeza ubwo yemeye, ahaguruka hasi, yicara ku buriri. 24Wa mugore yari afite ikimasa cy'umushishe mu rugo, arihuta, arakibaga, afata ifu, arayikanda, ayitekamo imigati idasembuye. 25Abishyira imbere ya Sawuli n'abagaragu be; bararya, hanyuma barahaguruka bagenda iryo joro.